I love writing about the bravery we see daily. Firefighters train to do things that other people describe as brave, we think of it as our job. What grabs my heart is the everyday bravery we see, a mom dealing with a son who’s a heroin addict, a son caring for a father with dementia, and passerby’s stopping to help us with a brutal crash. These are all acts of courage. Find my writing on being brave in a frightening world.

I speak publically about kindness, PTSD and bravery. As every firefighter learns, for each time we need to be brave, there are one hundred opportunities to be kind. We are rarely remembered for our big trucks, sirens, and flashing lights. Most often we are remembered for our kindness. So it is in life, you will be remembered for your kindness.

One of my ongoing projects is interviewing firefighters on why they chose the vocation and what they’ve learned. I interview both career and volunteer firefighters. You'll hear stores about service, giving back, and "knowing in a flash I wanted to be a firefighter". Firefighters are inspiring, thoughtful, and wise!

Recent Posts

There comes the point where a home goes to the dogs. . . Literally. This just happened to us after we recently adopted our third dog — a rescue — named Maisie Rose Thunderbolt. Before Maisie came along, we had an orderly home with a routine. Importantly, the humans out-numbered the dogs. Now, it’s even-steven, and […]

Well, today you are in luck. Recently I heard that Sweden was a serious dog-loving country, and as your intrepid columnist on all things Dog, I thought I should investigate. First off, my wife Laurie — controller of all budgets — laughed when I mentioned that I should fly to Sweden to see first-hand their […]